Read more about the article Foothill League boys hoops roundup: Valencia lights it up from 3-point range to beat West Ranch
Valencia’s Dexter Akanno (10) drives in towards the basket as he is guarded by West Ranch’s Deaken Stangl (14) at Valencia on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Foothill League boys hoops roundup: Valencia lights it up from 3-point range to beat West Ranch

There would be no moping from the Valencia boys basketball team Friday night. Three days removed from a gut-wrenching loss against Hart, the Vikings shined from beyond the arc early…

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Read more about the article Foothill League boys soccer roundup: Hart and Canyon finish with tie
Canyon goalkeeper Chase Moynihan grabs the ball for a save in a game against Hart at Hart on Friday. Haley Sawyer/The Signal

Foothill League boys soccer roundup: Hart and Canyon finish with tie

With 10 minutes left in regulation play at Hart, Hart boys soccer’s Dillon Vega had a message for his team: “We’re this close,” he yelled across the field as the…

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Read more about the article Two alleged counterfeiters nabbed during search warrant execution
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station deputies examine counterfeit currency at a Canyon Country home on Feb. 1, 2018. (Credit: Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station)

Two alleged counterfeiters nabbed during search warrant execution

Two alleged counterfeiters are off the streets and in custody as the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station continues to crack down on crime in Los Angeles County's third largest city.…

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Read more about the article Murder victim remembered as a smart, loving, free spirit
Officials investigate the scene of a fatal stabbing in the Vista Del Canon neighborhood in Santa Clarita. Austin Dave/The Signal

Murder victim remembered as a smart, loving, free spirit

Editor’s note: This is the third in a seven-part series looking at the six murders that were reported in the Santa Clarita Valley last year. Diane McQueen tried phoning her…

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Read more about the article Sheriff’s Department’s Academy Explorers program at COC put on hold
FILE PHOTOS: A series of photos from a 2015 Signal story regarding the Academy Explorers program shows some of the challenges the students are trained to overcome. The class was abruptly halted this week over concerns about insurance. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Sheriff’s Department’s Academy Explorers program at COC put on hold

Hart district officials were put on notice by Learning for Life that its partnership with the Sheriff’s Department allowing for the Academy Explorers class at COC is being discontinued as…

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Read more about the article Foothill League girls soccer roundup: Hart clinches 5th straight Foothill League title
Harts's Izabel Reyes goes to kick the ball during the team's 2-1 win over Canyon on Friday night at Canyon. Photo courtesy Stephanie Shrout.

Foothill League girls soccer roundup: Hart clinches 5th straight Foothill League title

In his first four years as the Hart girls soccer coach, Guilherme Mitrovitch was a perfect 4-for-4 when it came to winning Foothill League titles. Mitrovitch and the Indians added…

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Read more about the article Newhall district describes its ‘full-rounded’ arts education
FILE PHOTO: The 86 second-graders sing Rudolph The Red-Nose Reindeer as they present their show entitled "Holiday Traditions Around The World" at Wiley Canyon Elementary School in Newhall on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. Dan Watson/The Signal

Newhall district describes its ‘full-rounded’ arts education

Editor’s note: This is the second in an occasional, several-part series looking at arts education in Santa Clarita Valley school district. A recent countywide survey from the Los Angeles County…

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Read more about the article Henry Mayo earns Four-Star ranking in national Hospital Compare survey
Signal file photo Henry Mayo president and CEO Roger Seaver watches as the final beam is lowered into place atop the hospital's patient tower during a Top Out ceremony on Tuesday, May 24, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Henry Mayo earns Four-Star ranking in national Hospital Compare survey

Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital garnered a Four-Star Ranking based on the recent Hospital Compare evaluations, which are published online. Henry Mayo officials noted no other hospital within a 20-mile radius…

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Read more about the article Girl Scout Cookie season kicks off in SCV
Volunteers Kristin Barkhurst, left, and Cindy Bernsdorf loads up boxes of girl scout cookies at the Santa Clarita Cookie Cupboard in Valencia for the Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles to sell on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Girl Scout Cookie season kicks off in SCV

It’s time of year again, when local Girl Scout troops travel door-to-door and set up shop in front of storefronts to sell everyone’s favorite springtime treats. From Thin Mints and…

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Read more about the article West Creek students explore futures during Career Day
Abi Bowling takes a photo of a West Creek Academy kindergarten class at the end of a Career Day assembly Friday at the elementary school.

West Creek students explore futures during Career Day

From doctors and firefighters to teachers and accountants, West Creek Academy students spent the week learning about different careers they could pursue when they grow up. “I hope they start…

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Read more about the article Robert ‘Rob’ Gasior – USMC Iraq War Veteran – Valencia Resident
Robert Gasior on foot patrol in Kuwait. Courtesy photo

Robert ‘Rob’ Gasior – USMC Iraq War Veteran – Valencia Resident

  It’s a Small World I’ve known Robert Gasior a number of years from attending my grandsons’ baseball games at Valencia’s Hart Baseball Complex where his two sons also play.…

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